Pyropeltidae Explained

Pyropeltidae is a family of gastropods in the clade Vetigastropoda (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).

This family has no subfamilies.

Habitat

Their habitat includes hydrothermal vents and whale-fall habitats.^[1]

Genera

Genera in the family Pyropeltidae include:

• Pyropelta McLean & Haszprunar, 1987

Further reading

• McLean, J. H. (1992) "Cocculiniform limpets (Cocculinidae and Pyropeltidae) living on whale bone in the deep sea off California". J. Mollus. Stud 58: 401–414.

Notes and References

1. McLean J. H. (2008). "Three New Species of the Family Neolepetopsidae (Patellogastropoda) from Hydrothermal Vents and Whale Falls in the Northeastern Pacific". Journal of Shellfish Research 27(1): 15-20.